Fire Tv Stick Unlock Bootloader

In other words you can root the fire tv stick 4k and maybe even run custom roms.

Fire tv stick unlock bootloader.

As spotted by aftv news it s now possible to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery on amazon s latest fire tv stick. The flathead screwdriver will be used to open up the fire tv stick to get access to the small capacitors on the board that we need to short circuit to unlock the bootloader. The amazon fire tv stick 4k is one of the most popular streaming dongles from. Amazon fire tv stick 4k can now be bootloader unlocked we may earn a commission for purchases made using our links.

That said the process of unlocking the bootloader isn t for the faint of heart. Be sure your fire tv is rooted and that you ve read the section above to determine if you need to downgrade your fire tv before proceeding with this guide. He has fixed the issue and uploaded a new version of his utility. The system has required the dongle to be opened up and be ready for hardware changes.

A bootloader has just been successfully unlocked by developers. Xda developers forum member k4y0z has posted a set of step. The boot rom exploit isn t exactly easy to perform it requires the user to open up the firetv stick but if done properly can unlock the bootloader of your firetv stick 4k giving you access to a whole lot more power than usual. We need to make a slight hardware change to unlock the bootloader on the fire tv stick.

Here is a simple way to determine if your fire tv s bootloader is fully unlocked or not so that you know if you need to redo the unlocking procedure. We ll be connecting the points with a small piece of aluminum foil. Stock version 51 1 2 0 user 512073320 or newer then you cannot unlock your bootloader and cannot follow this guide because there is currently no way to root your fire tv. The process of unlocking your fire tv stick amounts to disabling app security installing software onto your device so in that sense unlo your fire tv stick is absolutely legal.